AT NO. 23/25 LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (8-2, 4-1 PL) 24, FORDHAM RAMS (6-4, 2-3 PL) 16
Fisher Stadium/Easton, Pa. 12:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
EASTON, Pa. – Sophomore running back Jamar Curtis rushed for 204 yards and one touchdown to lead No. 23/25 Lafayette to a 24-16 victory over Fordham at Fisher Stadium on Saturday.
*Curtis returned to the lineup after missing last week’s loss vs. Colgate to post his second 200-yard rushing performance of the season. His 72-yard rush in the fourth quarter set up his three-yard score, the Leopards’ final touchdown of the day, to seal the win.
*Lafayette sophomore quarterback Dean DeNobile completed 16-of-21 passes for 137 yards and a touchdown pass. He also rushed for a touchdown.
*Leopards’ sophomore wide receiver Elijah Steward caught a seven-yard touchdown pass from DeNobile early in the second quarter. He finished with seven catches for 77 yards.
*Senior linebacker Billy Shaeffer posted a team-leading eight tackles and a half tackle for loss (TFL). Freshman defensive lineman Jaylon Joseph finished with three tackles, 1.5 TFLs, one sack and a quarterback hurry.
*Fordham junior quarterback C.J. Montes completed 23-of-34 passes for 253 yards and one touchdown.
*Graduate student wide receiver Garrett Cody caught eight passes for 96 yards, and classmate MJ Wright caught seven passes for 86 yards for the Rams.
*Junior running back Julius Loughridge finished with 56 rushing yards on 18 carries and caught three passes for 31 yards and one touchdown.
*Fordham junior linebacker James Conway made a game-high 10 tackles and a half TFL. Senior defensive lineman Eli Armstrong posted 2.0 TFLs.
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FORDHAM |
LAFAYETTE
AT ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (4-6) 17, NO. 22/rv HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (6-4, 4-1 PL) 14
West Point, N.Y./Michie Stadium Noon (CBS Sports Network)
BOX SCORE
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Senior quarterback Matthew Sluka threw a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown passes, but No. 22 Holy Cross’s comeback attempt fell short in a 17-14 loss to Army West Point at Michie Stadium.
*Sluka completed 16-of-23 passes for 156 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. He also rushed 37 times for 171 yards in his return after a two-game absence.
*Senior wide receiver Jalen Coker caught seven passes for 54 yards and his FCS-leading 14th touchdown reception of the season.
*Coker’s eight-yard touchdown catch came with 2:05 remaining in the game to bring the Crusaders within three points.
*Crusaders’ junior wide receiver Justin Shorter caught three passes for 48 yards, including a 24-yard touchdown reception early in the fourth quarter.
*Holy Cross junior linebacker Frankie Monte made a career-high 13 tackles, including nine solo stops.
*Junior safety Curtis Harris-Lopez made five tackles and 1.5 TFLs for the Crusaders.
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HOLY CROSS
GEORGETOWN HOYAS (5-5, 3-2 PL) 50, AT BUCKNELL BISON (3-7, 1-5 PL) 47 (OT)
Christy Mathewson - Memorial Stadium/Lewisburg, Pa. 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Graduate student running back Joshua Stakely plunged in from the one-yard line in overtime to lift Georgetown to a 50-47 victory over Bucknell, overcoming the Bison’s fourth-quarter comeback.
*Hoyas’ fifth-year quarterback Tyler Knoop completed 27-of-38 passes for 361 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions.
*Knoop threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to sophomore wide receiver Jimmy Kibble with 1:45 remaining in regulation to tie the score at 44 after the Bison had scored 29 straight points to take a 44-37 lead.
*Kibble caught eight passes for 179 yards and two scores, including a 95-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter that gave GU a 37-15 lead.
*Junior wide receiver Brock Biestek caught six passes for 70 yards and a touchdown for the Hoyas’ offense.
*The Hoyas also received touchdowns on a one-yard run from junior running back Naieem Kearney in the first quarter and a 23-yard scoring reception from sophomore wide receiver Nicholas Dunneman in the second quarter.
*Senior linebacker David Ealey III led the Hoyas with 10 tackles, 1.5 TFLs and an interception. Sophomore safety Jaden Dugger added three tackles and two sacks.
*Bucknell junior quarterback Ralph Rucker completed 20-of-41 passes for 296 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions.
*Bison sophomore wide receivers Derrick Anderson Jr. and Eric Weatherly and senior wide receiver Christian Tait all caught touchdown passes in the fourth quarter.
*Junior running back Rushawn Baker rushed for 97 yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries. Baker had touchdown runs of two and 38 yards in the third quarter to help set up the Bison comeback.
*Junior cornerback Ethan Robinson posted a team-leading eight tackles and three pass breakups.
*Senior defensive lineman Tyler Alston posted six tackles and two sacks, while junior safety Alex Smith Jr. and junior linebacker Brad Jamison both recorded interceptions.
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GEORGETOWN |
BUCKNELL
AT COLGATE RAIDERS (5-5, 3-2 PL) 37, LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (2-8, 1-4 PL) 21
Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium/Hamilton, N.Y. 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Freshman quarterback Jake Stearney completed 28-of-34 passes for 360 yards and three touchdowns to lead Colgate to a 37-21 victory over Lehigh at Andy Kerr Stadium.
*In his first collegiate start, Stearney threw three third-quarter touchdown passes after engineering a pair of long scoring drives in the second quarter to help the Raiders pick up their fifth win in their last six games.
*Sophomore wide receiver Treyvhon Saunders caught eight passes for 132 yards and a touchdown, while classmate Brady Hutchison caught seven passes for 83 yards and a score for the Raiders.
*Colgate senior running back Jaedon Henry and junior running back Brendan Cassamajor both rushed for one-yard touchdowns in the second quarter.
*Fifth-year linebacker Tyler Flick recorded eight tackles, 2.0 TFLs and a forced fumble, while senior linebacker Christian Sweeney added five tackles and a fumble recovery for the Raiders.
*Lehigh senior quarterback Dante Perri completed 10-of-21 passes for 146 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdown passes.
*Perri found senior wide receiver Connor Kennedy on a 32-yard strike at the 9:58 mark in the fourth quarter before completing a 13-yard touchdown pass to first-year wide receiver Mason Humphrey with 3:44 remaining in the game.
*Kennedy finished with a career-high 126 receiving yards on seven receptions.
*First-year running back Luke Yoder rushed for 76 yards and a third-quarter touchdown on 13 carries. Yoder has found the end zone at least once in the Mountain Hawks’ last three games.
*Lehigh sophomore defensive back Nick Peltekian posted 14 tackles, while sophomore linebacker Tyler Ochojski added 12 tackles and a half TFL.
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LEHIGH |
COLGATE
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